I’ve not been doing so great at this “blogger” thing. I’ll periodically get inspired for a post, only to have the day or something steal away my time, and then once I can sit down it’s a week later and the thought is no longer relevant. Yet here I am, thanks to a loyal “fan” who noticed my absence and sent a note checking in on me.
It’s been a challenging couple months. I’m not going into the details of it all, but I basically spent a good amount of time trying to figure out my up from down, left from right. The quality of both my eating choices and fitness during this phase has been hit and miss, though not the worst I’ve seen.
We just got back from a lovely vacation to Dauphin Island, Alabama, during which I ate all. the. food. Often, I start planning a vacation with high aspirations of making sound nutritional choices, but that typically crumbles during the long car ride. I woke up early the first morning in our condo, and I managed to spend an hour in the fitness center before everyone woke up. Another day, my husband and I played tennis, for which the courts were conveniently located on the 3rd floor roof of the place we stayed (only lost one ball!). Other than that, most of my other fitness was spent walking to the beach or playing with our son in the pool.
Could I have made better choices for my health? Absolutely. Is the scale showing the consequences of my bad behavior? You betcha. Do I feel guilty? No, not really! I really admire people who have their food and fitness on point most of the time, but I’ve come to realize I will never be that person.
So today, even after both me and the boy slept in, and even though I only ended up having 40 minutes to utilize the gym-provided childcare, I got a workout in. I went shopping, bought a bunch of healthy things, and then came home to spend about an hour prepping for one of my favorite healthy meals that I’ll cook tonight – chicken fajitas, complete with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. And now here I am, writing about things, because ultimately I know this is good for my soul.
I’m not going to promise this week will be perfect with food or fitness or this blog for that matter, but I am going to do my best to make good choices most of the time. We’ll just keep taking this journey one day at a time!
A Work in Progress 